Poem-a-Day

Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1126
Jaye Elizabeth Elijah: "fire danger high today"
3 min
1127
Major Jackson: "Language of the Moon"
4 min
1128
Lauren K. Alleyne: "How could I have known I wo...
3 min
1129
Ed Roberson: "The Neighbor's Street Sirens Sing"
6 min
1130
Emily Skillings: "Tenant"
3 min
1131
John Gould Fletcher: "Lincoln"
7 min
1132
Emily Dickinson: "Answer July"
2 min
1133
Rosamond S. King: "Do not trust the eraser"
2 min
1134
Guest Editor Interview: July 2022 Guest Editor ...
18 min
1135
Anne Spencer: "Dunbar"
1 min
1136
giovanni singleton: "b&w sonnet no. 1"
2 min
1137
Will Alexander: "Darkened Solar Implication"
3 min
1138
Pierre Joris: "On September 14th, Dante’s Death...
3 min
1139
Bryher: "The Pool"
2 min
1140
Amy Lowell: "A Decade"
1 min
1141
Ariana Reines: from "The Rose"
3 min
1142
Nat Raha: "[subterranean / dreaming grace roots]"
3 min
1143
Manal Kara: "[Country people enjoy dogs...]"
2 min
1144
Kaveh Akbar: "Love Poem with Bighead"
2 min
1145
Jordan Jace: "I want"
2 min
1146
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "Emancipation"
3 min
1147
Bruce Nugent: "My Love"
1 min
1148
Ava Hofmann: "Mentally missturbed"
3 min
1149
fahima ife: "our general banality"
3 min
1150
Henneh Kyereh Kwaku: "dent"
3 min